United Central Oil Corporation v. Helm

FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

This is a writ of error sued out to reverse a judgment awarding $15,256.96 as damages for breach of an oil-drilling contract. Error is assigned to the refusal to direct a verdict for defendant at the close of the ease. Other errors assigned need not be considered. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the District Court. There is no dispute as to the material facts, which are these:

Defendant in error, plaintiff below, was the holder by assignment of a lease of about 40 acres of land in Eastland county, Tex. Briefly stated, the lease granted the exclusive…